John Green recalls reporting on Portugal's Carnation Revolution

John Green (*1941), grew up in England, studied film in the DDR for 4 year. He then worked worldwide as a covert foreign correspondent for the DDR from 1968 to 1990. John Green (*1941), aufgewachsen in England, studierte 4 Jahre lang Film in der DDR. Danach arbeitete er von 1968 bis 1990 weltweit als verdeckter Auslandskorrespondent für die DDR. Portugal's colonialism 00:00 - 01:47 An unexpected revolution 01:47 - 02:43 Reporting on the revolution in its early days 02:43 - 06:50 Divisions in the revolutionary leadership 06:50 - 08:47 US interference 08:47 - 09:48 A divided nation 09:48 - 10:28 Other film teams in Portugal 10:28 - 11:11 Covering national liberation when the West would not 11:11 - 12:23 About IF DDR: With its studies, IF DDR aims to contribute to current debates on social struggles, drawing on the conditions and experiences of #DDR socialism. For this purpose, we produce accessible historical and contemporary witness material. Initially, “Studies On The DDR” will provide the basis for an international exchange about the DDR by tracing the structure of this socialist state and its lived realities on the basis of selected aspects from everyday life. https://ifddr.org/en/about/ --- Mit ihren Studien möchte die IF DDR in Hinblick auf die Bedingungen und Erfahrungen des DDR-Sozialismus einen Beitrag zu aktuellen Debatten über soziale Kämpfe leisten. In verschiedenen Reihen bereitet sie hierfür historisches und Zeitzeug*Innen-Material in anschaulicher und verständlicher Weise Auf. https://ifddr.org/ifddr/ --- You can find more about our work here: Website: https://ifddr.org/en/home/ Twitter:   / _ifddr   Facebook:   / internationale-forschungsstelle-ddr-102112...   #GDR #DDR #Portugal